A discussion of leading figures in the various branches of philosophy, from classical times to the 20th century. Those discussed include Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Marx, Kierkegaard, Sartre, Nietzsche and William James.
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A discussion of leading figures in the various branches of philosophy, from classical times to the 20th century. Those discussed include Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Marx, Kierkegaard, Sartre, Nietzsche and William James.
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In a wonderfully written textbook, Archetypes of Wisdom, the author Soccio has inserted a portion of his own philosophy which separates this textbook from others that so oftentimes leads to a tortured boredom where the student would rather be sleeping than studying -- it's a mind engaging masterpiece of work.... Also worth mentioning is in ordering this book, and while not being exactly savvy to ordering products online, I inadverantly ordered two books of the same copy, and when one supplier found that they had erred in listing a copy for sale that was unavailable, my account was immediately credited with no-hassle: Way to go Alibris -- it's about time that a company cares enough to take care of its customer base....
